Beyoncé POV
The next afternoon Shawn and I sat Ciera down in his office. We had to get to the bottom of this.
"Ciera, can you please tell us what happened." Shawn said.
"He's gonna hurt me."
"Baby girl, I promise he won't hurt you." Shawn said.
"But if I tell my mom is gonna go to jail." She said looking down.
I sighed.
"Okay, can you tell us how long it's been happening?" I asked.
"Like, a year." She said.
"When did you tell your mom?" I asked.
"After it happened but she told me I was lying." She said.
"Ciera, what exactly is it he did?" Shawn asked.
"I don't want to tell you." She said.
"Why not?" Shawn asked.
"Because you might kill him or something and I don't want you to go to jail too." She said.
"Will you tell BB instead?" He asked.
She nodded.
Shawn sighed and stood up. He left out and it was just the two of us.
"Did he touch you Ciera?" I asked while I turned to look at her.
She nodded.
"Where?" I asked.
"Where he's not supposed to." She said.
"Did he touch you anywhere else? Or do anything else?" I asked.
"No, but I'm scared he will." She said.
"Okay." I said as I nodded.
"BB will my mom go to jail?" She asked.
"I'm not sure." I said.
"But if she goes to jail where am I going to go?" She asked.
"Well." I said. "Would you be okay staying here?"
"Living here with all of y'all?" She asked.
"Yes." I said.
"I guess. Will I still get to see my mom?" She asked.
"Yes." I said. "If you stay here I'm not taking you away from your mom or trying to be your mom. You understand?"
"Yes." She said nodding.
"You know the police will want to know the same thing you told me." I said.
"Yes." She said nodding. "Will you come with me."
"Yes, I'll be right there." I said.
She started to cry so I picked her up and put her in my lap. I rocked her back and fourth.
"This is my fault." Ciera said.
"No it's not." I said but her head was buried in my neck. "Ciera look at me."
She finally moved her head and I wiped her tears.
"It is not your fault okay?" I said.
She nodded.
"Don't let anyone tell you that okay?" I said.
She nodded and buried her head back in my neck. I just held on to her as she cried.
Chanel's POV
I was laying down in my bed because I didn't want to get up. I was tired. I looked around and didn't see Ciera. My door opened and in walked Damien. He yawned and scratched his balls. This nigga has no home training.
"Ugh! Nigga get out." I said.
"Shut up." He said and sat down on my bed. "What's up with Ciera? Y'all was looking serious as hell last night."
"She just having some family issues." I said.
"What kind? Why you keeping secrets like I just met the girl." He said.
I turned over. Maybe he'll get the hint to get out.
"Why you gotta be that way?" He said as I felt him get up.
He mushed my head into my pillow and laughed. I got up and chased him into the living room. I jumped on his back and smacked him. My dad was on the couch on the phone. He looked at us.
"Hold on for a minuet." He said into the phone.
"What the hell are you doing? I'm on the phone!" He said.
I hopped down and we mumbled sorry as we went back to the room. I pushed Damien, it was all his fault. I went back to my room and decided to shower and get dressed. I went to Blue's room and she was watching some movie. I walked in and sat on her bed. I just laid on her bed and fell asleep.
"Chanel!" I heard.
I jerked my head up and looked around. I didn't see anyone so I dropped my head back on the pillow.
"Chanel!" I heard.
I look towards the door.
"What are you doing?" My mom asked.
"We was watching a movie." I said as I wiped my eyes.
"We who?" She said and I looked around.
Oh, where's Blue?
"It was with Blue but I guess she left." I said sitting up.
"Blue has been with me for an hour." She said.
Oh.
"Go brush your teeth so we can go." She said.
"Where we going?" I asked as I stood.
"Your dad and I have to do some stuff with Ciera and you, Damien and Blue will be at your grandmothers." She said.
"Wait, what y'all doing with Ciera?" I asked.
"I'll tell you when it's confirmed." She said.
"Is grandma cooking?" I asked.
"It's Sunday, of course." She said.
I nodded and went to brush my teeth.
Beyoncé's POV
We went to a hotel. We didn't want to be seen going to the police station so Shawn was calling around this morning to get a detective to meet us here.
"You nervous?" I asked Ciera.
"Yes." She said nodding.
"Well don't be. I'll be right here and just tell the detective everything you told me okay." I said.
She nodded. Shawn came back with the detective. I stood and shook her head and then we sat down.
"Your Ciera right?" She asked.
"Yes." She said.
"How old are you?"
"Eleven."
"So I heard some things have been going on at your house it that true?"
"Yes."
"What's been going on?"
"My mommy's boyfriend touched me." She said.
"Where?"
She looked at me and I nodded to reassure her.
"My private part."
I saw Shawn's jaw clench.
"Did he do anything else?"
"No but I'm scared he will."
"Why?"
"He said I was getting bigger so I might be ready for bigger things."
Wait, hold up. He said what?!
Shawn stood up. I don't think he wanted to hear anymore.
"Ciera, you okay talking to her right?" I asked.
"Yes." She said.
"Okay, I'll be right back." I said.
I stood and went to go find Shawn. I found him in another part of the room in the bathroom.
"Shawn." I said as I opened the door.
He was leaning up against the sink.
"You didn't tell me he said all that."
"I just found out with you. She didn't tell me he said that."
He sighed and started tapping his foot.
"Just take a deep breath okay." I said.
We took deep breaths for a minute so he could calm down.
"Now let's go back and find out what we need to do." I said.
He nodded and we went back out. The detective was done so we sent Ciera to watch TV in the other room.
